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Little Mountain’s third social-housing building opens as remaining units near completion
A new 48-unit City-owned building at Little Mountain brings completed social housing to 163 units. The remaining two buildings are expected to bring the total to 282 by the end of 2026.
The third social-housing building at Vancouver’s Little Mountain redevelopment has opened at 167 East 36th Ave., bringing the number of completed units on the site to 163. The six-storey, 48-unit building was handed over by Holborn Group to the City of Vancouver in turnkey condition and will be operated by S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Affordable Housing Society.
The building includes 12 studios, eight one-bedroom homes, 16 two-bedroom homes and 12 three-bedroom homes. Its rents will include shelter-rate, income-based and low-end-of-market units. Two remaining social-housing buildings — a 70-unit building at 4902 James St. and a 49-unit building at 137 East 37th Ave. — were nearing completion on July 31, with interior work largely remaining.
Those buildings would bring the five-building social-housing component to 282 homes, first promised nearly two decades ago, by the end of 2026. BC Housing is to own four buildings containing 234 units, while the City will own the 48-unit building that just opened. The first two buildings, totalling 115 units, opened in 2015 and 2025. Market housing, which will make up most of the broader redevelopment, has not yet begun construction.
The new building also provides a permanent home for Little Mountain Neighbourhood House on its first two floors. It will offer programs for children, youth, older adults, newcomers and nearby residents, along with a community kitchen and a 69-space child-care facility with 7,800 square feet of indoor space. Executive director Joel Bronstein said more than 160 people registered within hours of applications opening; the facility is expected to open in early fall 2026.
A new public plaza outside the building will be operated by the Vancouver Park Board and include “Sacred Balance,” a public artwork by Musqueam First Nation artist Susan Point. The City says Holborn’s contribution is valued at $26.7 million plus land, while the City contributed about $14.5 million to construction and the province contributed $2 million for the neighbourhood house.